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risky

[ris-kee]

adjective, risk·i·er, risk·i·est.

attended with or involving risk; hazardous: a risky undertaking.

Origin:
1820–30; risk + -y¹

Related forms

risk·i·ly, adverb

risk·i·ness, noun

un·risk·y, adjective

Can be confused: risky, risqué.

Synonyms
dangerous, perilous.

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risky (ˈrɪskɪ)

—*adj* , riskier, riskiest
	involving danger; perilous

'riskily

—*adv*

'riskiness

—n

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